Blackburn manager- Sam Allardyce has accused the Premier League officials for not postponing the his club’s clash with Chelsea over the weekend, despite being informed of swine flu cases. 5 (3 players, 2 staff) Blackburn members are currently suffering with swine flu and Allardyce stated that allowing the game to go ahead could have spread the virus. Earlier in the week, a French Ligue 1 match between Paris St Germain [...]
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More involvement by international parties looking to buy a stake or own Premier League clubs. Newcastle – Tyneside businessman Barry Moat will find out this week whether his £80 million bid to buy Newcastle has finally succeeded. West Ham United – An American consortium look to come up with a £100m takeover at troubled Hammers. Birmingham - Carson Yeung, the new owner of Birmingham stated his intentions to make the [...]
It was a thrilling round of Quarter Final matches in the U-20 World Cup, the most electrifying being the Italy – Hungary encounter. All together there were 4 red cards in the match, Italy having 3 send-off’s and Hungary with one. Hungary managed to score the fastest goal of the tournament when Matteo Gentili shoved Krisztian Nemeth in the penalty area. Even though Italy suffered setbacks they showed spirit and [...]
